Hernando County Crime
February 13th, 2004 | Published in State Data
In his first CAR story, Cliff Hightower of Hernando Today uses Florida crime statistics to show that “more violent offenses are reported per 100,000 people in Hernando County than even some larger counties in the Tampa Bay region.” Although neighboring Pasco County had more than twice the number of violent crimes reported in 2002, Hernando’s violent crime rate was higher. “The counties of similar size to Hernando, but have low violent crime rates – Charlotte, Citrus, Clay and Santa Rosa counties — all have one thing in common, including Broward County. They implement some type of community policing program that includes all deputies within the organization.” Hernando established a similar program a year ago.